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Sports Law and Practice in Nigeria

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Sports Law and Practice in Nigeria

lawpavilion November 17, 2023

Sports, since time immemorial, have served as a universal language of unity, camaraderie, and friendliness. It engrains...

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Corporate Affairs Commission Not Empowered to Register Trade Union Organizations – Industrial Court Rules

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Corporate Affairs Commission Not Empowered to Register Trade Union Organizations – Industrial Court Rules

lawpavilion November 17, 2023

Hon. Justice Nelson Ogbuanya of the Port-Harcourt Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court has declared that...

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A Critical Appraisal of the Misapplication of Discretion in Judicial Proceedings in Nigeria

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A Critical Appraisal of the Misapplication of Discretion in Judicial Proceedings in Nigeria

lawpavilion November 13, 2023

Justices, Judges, Magistrates and Presidents of Area and District Customary Courts in Nigeria are very powerful. What...

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Academics, Lawyers deserve Appointment as Supreme Court justices – Former NBA GS

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Academics, Lawyers deserve Appointment as Supreme Court justices – Former NBA GS

lawpavilion November 13, 2023

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, Afam Osigwe, shares his...

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Service of Court Processes Outside Jurisdiction under the Sheriffs and Civil Processes Act: A Note on the Recent Case of Alli v Okoloko (2023) LPELR-60700(CA)

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Service of Court Processes Outside Jurisdiction under the Sheriffs and Civil Processes Act: A Note on the Recent Case of Alli v Okoloko (2023) LPELR-60700(CA)

lawpavilion November 9, 2023

By: Chukwuma Samuel Adesina Okoli Nigeria is a common law country that operates a Federal Constitution. It...

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Service of Court Processes outside jurisdiction under the Sheriffs and Civil Processes Act: A Note on the recent case of Alli v Okoloko (2023) LPELR-60700(CA)

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Service of Court Processes outside jurisdiction under the Sheriffs and Civil Processes Act: A Note on the recent case of Alli v Okoloko (2023) LPELR-60700(CA)

lawpavilion November 9, 2023

Nigeria is a common-law country that operates under a Federal Constitution. It consists of 36 states and...

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Whether Extra Judicial Statement of a Witness Is Only Admissible for The Purpose of Cross-Examination

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Whether Extra Judicial Statement of a Witness Is Only Admissible for The Purpose of Cross-Examination

lawpavilion November 9, 2023

CASE TITLE: Madoke v. STATE (2023) LPELR-60843(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 6TH JUNE, 2023PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURELEAD JUDGMENT:...

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What A Claimant Relying on Inheritance as His Root of Title Must Prove

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What A Claimant Relying on Inheritance as His Root of Title Must Prove

lawpavilion November 9, 2023

CASE TITLE: EKHAGUERE & ORS v. IZIBIRI & ANOR (2023) LPELR-60996(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: JUNE 13, 2023PRACTICE AREA: LAND...

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Power Of the Court of Appeal to Grant an Application for Bail Pending Appeal

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Power Of the Court of Appeal to Grant an Application for Bail Pending Appeal

lawpavilion November 9, 2023

CASE TITLE: UCHENNA v. IGP (2023) LPELR-61058 (CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 7TH JULY, 2023PRACTICE AREA: POWER OF COURTLEAD JUDGMENT:...

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Examining The Legality of Criminal Prosecution of a Serving Judicial Officer Without Prior Invocation of The National Judicial Council’s Disciplinary Jurisdiction

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Examining The Legality of Criminal Prosecution of a Serving Judicial Officer Without Prior Invocation of The National Judicial Council’s Disciplinary Jurisdiction

lawpavilion November 9, 2023

CASE TITLE: OPENE v. NJC & ORS (2023) LPELR-60656(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 14TH JULY, 2023 JUSTICES: ELFRIEDA OLUWAYEMISI...

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